Tomas Soucek scored a late equaliser as West Ham came from behind to rescue a point against struggling Brighton.
The Seagulls took the lead towards the end of a first half they dominated when Neal Maupay swept in.
West Ham improved after the break and equalised when Ben Johnson scored his first goal for the club, taking advantage of poor defending to finish from close range.
Lewis Dunk thought he had won it for Brighton when he smashed in his first goal of the season following a short corner.
But Soucek, not for the first time this season, came up with another crucial goal as the midfielder was left unmarked at a corner and powered home a header.
Brighton had to settle for a fifth draw in their past eight games and are just two points above the relegation zone in 16th.
West Ham, meanwhile, remain 10th but move on to 22 points.
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West Ham United
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Squad number1Player nameFabianski
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Squad number4Player nameBalbuena
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Squad number21Player nameOgbonna
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Squad number3Player nameCresswell
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
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Squad number41Player nameRice
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Squad number31Player nameJohnson
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Squad number16Player nameNoble
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
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Squad number22Player nameHaller
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Squad number7Player nameYarmolenko
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Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Brighton & Hove Albion
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Squad number26Player nameSánchez
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Squad number4Player nameWebster
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Squad number5Player nameDunk
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Squad number33Player nameBurn
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Squad number3Player nameWhite
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Squad number8Player nameBissouma
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Squad number14Player nameLallana
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Squad number20Player nameMarch
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Squad number11Player nameTrossard
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Squad number9Player nameMaupay
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Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
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Squad number13Player nameGroß
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Squad number16Player nameJahanbakhsh
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Squad number17Player nameAlzate
Line-ups
West Ham
- 1Fabianski
- 4Balbuena
- 21Ogbonna
- 3Cresswell
- 5Coufal
- 28Soucek
- 41Rice
- 31Johnson
- 16NobleSubstituted forLanziniat 45′minutes
- 20BowenSubstituted forYarmolenkoat 45′minutes
- 22Haller
Substitutes
- 7Yarmolenko
- 9Benrahma
- 10Lanzini
- 11Snodgrass
- 15Dawson
- 18Fornals
- 23Diop
- 24Fredericks
- 35Randolph
Brighton
- 26Sánchez
- 4Webster
- 5Dunk
- 33Burn
- 3White
- 8Bissouma
- 14LallanaSubstituted forAlzateat 45′minutes
- 20March
- 11Trossard
- 9MaupaySubstituted forJahanbakhshat 90′minutes
- 18WelbeckSubstituted forGroßat 83′minutes
Substitutes
- 10Mac Allister
- 13Groß
- 16Jahanbakhsh
- 17Alzate
- 23Steele
- 24Pröpper
- 29Zeqiri
- 30Bernardo
- 34Veltman
Live Text
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Match ends, West Ham United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
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Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
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Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Hand ball by Tomas Soucek (West Ham United).
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Attempt saved. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal with a cross.
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Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Neal Maupay.
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Attempt blocked. Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
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Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
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Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
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Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Danny Welbeck.
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Goal! West Ham United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
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Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Dan Burn.
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Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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VAR Decision: Goal Brighton and Hove Albion – West Ham United 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (Lewis Dunk).
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Goal! West Ham United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
